Hi all! What I'm really wanting to do is control a bus send on an audio object by an external midi controller. The manual(v.4) lists controller numbers that should affect bus send, but they don't seem to be doing anything, even if I toggle the "software instruments use midi controllers as midi controllers" thing in midi settings. So, based on a faq I found in the files, I'm thinking that maybe I can use a transformer in the environment, and that maybe the "fader" setting does this. I am further encouraged with my initial experimenting, as I was able to activate the solo light with my pitch wheel, by transforming pitch bend to fader 1. Fader 2 seems to change the patch on my EXS24, to another unrelated instrument. Can't get anything else to happen. Anyway: Anyone know of any info regarding all this, or any info on this "fader" status function in the environment transformer? Thank you!! Darcy

Hi, I can control faders of the Audio objects with "fader" messages as well as with "controller" messages (CC #7 for volume). I suggest you use monitors to see what you are transmitting. Furthermore, "Sound on Sound" magazine has some excellent articles by Len Sasso available for free on their web page. Just go to soundonsound.com and search for "logic notes". There is an article called "automation" or something like that, which explains your problem. Regards, Dennis

On a fine day, 02-12-2003, dphil321 wrote: >Anyway: Anyone know of any info regarding all this, or any info on >this "fader" status function in the environment transformer? Download 'autodemo.zip' from the Logic section of my website -- it's 4 songs demonstrating how to use an external faderpack to control Logic objects _and_ how to record the external fader moves as track-automation. -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/

> Furthermore, "Sound on Sound" magazine has some excellent articles > by Len Sasso available for free on their web page. Just go to > soundonsound.com and search for "logic notes". There is an article > called "automation" or something like that, which explains your > problem. > > Regards, > Dennis Dennis, Thanks for the very helpful advice. Perfect article for what I want to do. Darcy

> Download 'autodemo.zip' from the Logic section of my website -- it's > 4 songs demonstrating how to use an external faderpack to control > Logic objects _and_ how to record the external fader moves as > track-automation. Hendrik, Thanks for your response. I downloaded the file, unzipped it, but couldn't get my logic 5/os 9 to see the .lso files in the open dialog box. I think the sound on sound article will answer my questions anyway. Thanks again! Darcy

On a fine day, 03-12-2003, dphil321 wrote: > > Download 'autodemo.zip' from the Logic section of my website >-- it's >> 4 songs demonstrating how to use an external faderpack to >control >> Logic objects _and_ how to record the external fader moves as >> track-automation. > >Hendrik, > >Thanks for your response. I downloaded the file, unzipped it, but >couldn't get my logic 5/os 9 to see the .lso files in the open >dialog box. I think the sound on sound article will answer my >questions anyway. Use the File > Import menu-item, instead of File > Open. Then resave under the same name to properly type the files as Logic songs. -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/